Recall that yesterday, Saturday, June 3, 2023, Manchester United faced Manchester City in the FA Cup Final and it was an interesting encounter as we witnessed a super 3 goals.
German midfielder Gundogan opened the scoring for Manchester City in the first half, but United found the equalizer minutes later with a brilliant penalty from Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
Manchester City took the lead again in the second minute with a brilliant Gundogan strike and that was all Pep Guardiola and his men needed to hold onto the trophy against rowdy neighbors Manchester United. One of the most talked about moments was when Pep Guardiola got down on his knees after Rodrigo lost the ball to Marcus Rashford.
The video above captures the moment Spanish midfielder Rodrigo lost the ball to Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford, Pep Guardiola immediately fell to his knees after Rodri lost the ball but luckily for Man City , John Stones picked up the ball from Alejandro Garnacho to regain possession.
Immediately Man City took possession, Guardiola stood up and you can clearly see how excited he is by the expression on his face.
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Rodri wears the FA Cup champion's glittering gold medal around his neck and the words on his dark Manchester City t-shirt define it all:
“June 3, 2023. Cup Winners. The kings of the city.
It was Saturday night at Wembley and what most people expected - not just Man City players - happened. With Rodri dignified again in midfield, showing his form of life, City beat Manchester United to complete the league title and Cup Double. It's a sensational achievement and no one has stopped recognizing it. That's because City isn't over yet. They are England's kings for the fifth time in six seasons and their supporters love letting people know how blue Manchester is after the cup final. But it is where they intend to go, the last leg of their journey, that is what keeps them tied.
"I think Pep [Guardiola] said you wouldn't be 'big, big' if you didn't win Europe," said Rodri, looking forward to Saturday's Champions League final against Italy against Internazionale in Istanbul. "This is the exam we must pass."
For Man City, everything revolves around the Champions League. It's all seasons and honestly, it's been going on for many seasons. Domestic dominance is a wonderful thing and Guardiola has 11 major trophies in England with Man City, plus two Community Shields. But while the manager has long known he must win Europe's elite competition to take his legacy to the next level, it is his comfort to say so now. a profound thing. It reveals confidence.
Guardiola is ready and so are his players. They draw strength from near misses in the Champions League, including a loss to Chelsea in the 2021 final. . “As a very wise man said to me:
“We did not lose the final. We've just taken another step [to win]," the midfielder said.
Rodri nodded. “I would say the same,” he said. “I think to win, you have to have lost. To have a winning mentality in the Champions League, you have to be in the semi-finals, in the final. This is the good point of this team. In the last six or seven years, we've all been to the semi-finals and the final. This is the only way to succeed and win. We are on this road. The team's effort this year has been incredible. We can get it.
Part of the City's power comes from what they have in store. They are not the deepest team in terms of numbers - Guardiola has used 21 players since the end of January - but no one can match them in terms of quality. It is certainly an intimidating exercise to compare their bench to United's bench at Wembley.
When City signed Kalvin Phillips from Leeds for £42m last July, they had a top midfielder, one of England's stars. There's been a lot of focus on Phillips' struggles this season, but there's a big reason he's been peripheral:
Rodri.
Guardiola started the Spain international 34 times in the league and 10 of the club's 12 Champions League matches, including the round of 16.
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